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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǐ | ji3
English translation
self
oneself
sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān [shí tiān gān]
sixth in order
letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
hexa
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

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Number of strokes

3

Radical frequency

20

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Pronoun / 代词 dài cí Dàicí

Learning hint

A loom woven with thread

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱? gōu

Explanation

Origin unclear.

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相当 xiāngdāng 克制 kèzhì 自己 zìjǐ ,声张 shēng zhāng de fēn le shǒu .

He was so moderate as to leave her without noise.

zhǐ xiǎng 大声 dà shēng jiào 一阵 yī zhèn , jiào 自己 zìjǐ 快要 kuài yào biē 透不过气 lái le .

He wanted to shout; he was suffocating.

年头 nián tóu hǎo shí , huì 发现自己赚钱 zhuàn qián .

He'll probably find himself in pocket in a good year.

kuā ér 特夸自己 zìjǐ hěn 勇敢 yǒnggǎn , dàn 遇到 yùdào 危险 wēixiǎn , jiù 显得 xiǎnde 胆怯 dǎnqiè .

He boasted a lot about his courage, but when danger came he showed the white feather.

Cóng Nán Yuè dào 西柏林 Bó lín ,我国 wǒ guó jiāng 信守 xìn shǒu 自己 zìjǐ de 承诺 chéngnuò .

This Nation will keep its commitments from South Viet - Nam to West Berlin.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
自己 zìjǐ oneself自己 zìjǐ
self
知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself知己 zhī jǐ
自己人 zì jǐ rén ourselves自己人 zì jǐ rén
身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ not of one's own volition身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ
据为己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu to take for one's own據為己有
利己 lì jǐ personal profit利己 lì jǐ
己方 jǐ fāng our side己方 jǐ fāng
知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法 Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ [Sūn​zǐ​Bīng​fǎ])知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ
一己 yī jǐ oneself一己 yī jǐ
固执己见 gù zhí jǐ jiàn to persist in one's views固執己見
安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ to know one's place安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ
己见 jǐ jiàn one's own viewpoint己見
异己 yì jǐ dissident異己
事不关己 shì bù guān jǐ a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)事不關己
各抒己见 gèshūjǐjiàn everyone gives their own view各抒己見
严于律己 yán yú lǜ jǐ to be strict with oneself嚴於律己
损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others損人利己
妲己 Dá jǐ Daji (c. 11th century BC), mythical fox spirit and concubine of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛 Zhòu Xīn [Zhòu​Xīn]妲己 Dá jǐ
克己复礼 kè jǐ fù lǐ (any number of possible translations)克己復禮
舍己为人 shě jǐ wèi rén altruism捨己為人
舍己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén altruism捨己救人
克己 kè jǐ self-restraint剋己
己丑 jǐ chǒu twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069己丑 jǐ chǒu

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